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Greenlight Planet, Him Electronics announce partnership to deliver solar energy

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Greenlight Planet, Him Electronics announce partnership to deliver solar energy
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September 6: Greenlight Planet has announced its partnership with Him electronics, a leading home appliance company in Nepal, to expand the sale of solar products in the country.

Issuing a press statement, Greenlight Planet said its experience of selling solar system for off-grid markets and innovative partnership models in more than 50 countries, combined with Him Electronics’ trusted name, distribution channel and service centre, will accelerate the pace of delivering solar solutions to Nepal’s 16.5 million off-grid population. Both companies are united by their common mission of delivering high quality, affordable products to consumers, the company said in the statement.

The partnership has been successful in selling over 6500 products in the Central, Eastern and Western regions of Nepal so far. The rural populations with an income level of $4-5 a day have a significant need for reliable, affordable solar products for their daily energy requirements, said the statement.

“Currently, they experience frequent power cuts and blackouts due to rains or landslides. As a result, families spend 20% of their income on buying kerosene, which is both expensive and dangerous. Others buy cheap, generic products that often do not come with a warranty and break down within a few weeks of purchase. Moreover, they also walk 5–10 kms just to charge their mobile phones and pay Rs 10-20 per charge, further increasing their financial burden,” the statement said.

Officials from Him Electronics say that they are very happy with the collaboration with Green Light Planet and added that they are looking   forward to take these products to the remotest areas of Nepal, in line with their Ujjalo Nepal endeavor.

“We will be working with various MFI and co-operatives to make these products affordable in the best possible financing terms. We look forward to the support of community leaders, media institutions and facilitators like Micro Finance Institutes to help light up communities that need them the most”.

The company informed that this partnership aims to grow by expanding distribution to the mountainous and highly off-grid Eastern and Western Nepal in the coming months. Greenlight Planet said it plans to leverage its collaboration with organisations like Arc Finance, Centre for Microfinance (CMF) Nepal, UNCDF and farmer co-operatives like Sana Kisan Bank to create an ecosystem that supports access to clean energy. The launch of this partnership marks a significant step forward for both Greenlight Planet and Him Electronics, enabling them to reach underserved populations with transformational Sun King products, the statement added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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